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My Daughters came in and rearrange my home, that was so wonderful for us BUT we ran into problems with a plumming problem had a flood in the space so the work took longer, by the time we were to finish no one wanted to come back, so my personal space has been abandon.I am trying to do it myself but I am not good with POWER TOOLS. please help me, if I need to send a picture of my space I will, its not that big. I just want a small office space with room for guess.I am willing to work HARD.Please Help me. RITA

Posted by Rita Gatheright – June 27, 2008 2:29 PM

Kim, on your show Cottage Chic for Hector & Marina, You used gold circle stickers for the coffee table. I am looking for a source doe mat silver cirles for my table without having to order thousands of them. Can you help with a source that would ship a hundred or so? You are fabulous. Thank you. Evelyn

Posted by evelyn steele – June 29, 2008 5:28 PM

I just purchased a home 6 months ago and am in the middle of doing some remodeling and now I am stuck on the kitchen. I just painted the cabinets white with black hardware and plan on buying black appliances, but I am stuck on countertop colors. I am thinking about painting the kitchen the same color as the dinning room which is a buttery yellow, but the countertop color has really got me stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Posted by Deanna – June 29, 2008 8:50 PM

I love Myles of Style and was so happy when she won Design Star. I try to utilize all of your design tips and I watch your show all the time...it's one of my favorites.

Also, I can't help but notice how Kim has become more "white" since her debut on Design Star. With so few people of color on HGTV to begin with, I find it incredibly upsetting that Kim has (more) blondish hair now and the majority of her professional photos seemed to have "lightened up her skin" a couple of shades. My assumption is that Kim is multiracial, as am I. I would just hope that HGTV would ackolwedge the fact that she is a person of color and that she is not white (or not just white) and that there are many, many people in this country, who also watch HGTV that would like to see people of color (as they are) as the stars of their own shows.

Besides Kim, almost ever other person of color I have seen on HGTV is portrayed as either acting white, or "looking" white, or embodying whiteness and I find that incredibly problematic.

I can only imagine how difficult it is for people of color to get onto HGTV just like it is in other areas of mainstream media. I would also hope that Networks such as Scripps TM, wouldn't encourage the "whitening" of people of color on their TV shows.

Posted by Roberto – June 29, 2008 8:59 PM

I loved the answer you used to the oversized 80-'s bathroom-vanity-open-to-the-master-bedroom problem that I also share(HMDFS-113)-The storage wall plus frosted glass slider door. I'm stumped on the how to hang the sliding door part.Is it an actual pocket door? I must've missed that part during the episode, tho I think that your carpenter Anthony generally makes things look diy-able. Am I wrong here about it being a diy project? Is there a longer track available/feasible for multiple doors? I would want several sliding doors to cover my storage( ironing board & linens section, hanging clothes storage section and then Tv cabinet over pants hanging section to the left of opening, then the pass-thru door, to the vanity area, and on the other side of the doorway-shallower folded clothes cubbies and shoe storage. ( I've thought of using behind the cubbies as luggage storage, so that this side will be same depth as hanging storage needs...but.. Luggage possibly too fat to work. But back to the sliding door system... What's the hardware? How's the track part covered? My opening is currently off center , cased opening 48"wide,80"hi, with wall which I want to use as new storage of 80" to left and 46 "to right of it. My 4-poster bed is on the wall opposite and faces this wall. I like English Traditional , have Colonial Cherry furniture, navy & hot pink floral twill bedding, with solid soft pink & companion stripe window valances, and white- backgrounded companion floral fabric curtain/demi-canopy behind headboard edged in navy . The peak of vaulted ceiling with a heavy beam is centered in the room but not on the opening, which throws things off, so I although I want to narrow the doorway, the opening will still not be exactly centered, and the toilet part of the bathroom is behind the longer section of wall and currently when sitting on toilet, you can see out opening thru room into hallway-unless door to toilet is completely closed. Would adding to the longer wall to cut off toilet view solving that problem,(it would be in line with traffic flow around bed thru room, but would make opening even more to one side of peak in ceiling vault. I have assumed I wanted the top of my new storage closets to be a deep display shelf for my decorated hatboxes,trunk, antique dress form, etc. Could I do a trompe l'oeil "door to a garden path" mural on the series of doors? I love the "door or window looking outdoors" perspective view in pictures. I need technical info on the sliding door including brand names if possible. Plus you opinion on whether the mural idea is too hokey. I have enough plain luan faced doors already but don't have a way to hang them or know how to finish them so that they look good closed and will slide open & shut. I've got clothes piled up and in moving boxes now and need a workable plan. I like your style and I sew, paint, draw and remake things like costumes and sets and cando some small construction projects.I'm not into sleek and empty, and love cottage but not shabby chic. HELP!

Posted by ADRIAN – June 30, 2008 11:23 PM

HGTV is about decorating not about what color the host is, Kim is very talented as a designer and seems to express herself in hair color etc. Too many things are geared to that person isn't black enough. If you want the world to become more diverse and excepting let go of the stereotypes and let people be people. You are who you are regardless of shades. Kim has a great show and I enjoy her designs, no matter what color she is for the day!!!

Posted by andrea – July 1, 2008 9:27 AM

Hi, after watching your shows i am impressed at many of your design ideas. I am trying to put together a relaxing tropical beach type room. Now my room is fairly small. I have a very light shallow pond blue. and a little darker wet sand beige for trim. I am thinking of jade bamboo roll shades and white shears for window treatment. I also have a blue and beige with some colorful tropical flowers and footprints in the sand bedspread. Right now the bed is the only print type item i have. I need help figuring where else to take this. My 2 problems, im working on a lower fixed income, and i am terminally ill. Because of this i would like to have all i need by time i find someone to help me paint and such, because i am not able to do this myself anymore. I spend most of my time in my bedroom because of my breast cancer and i really want a place i can feel warm comfortable and relaxed in being i look at these walls almost 24/7. Oh, 1 other thing, not only is my room fairly small, i have to work around and try to incorperate a hospital bed as well. It is an ugly bed, but i really need to find a trick to make it not stand out, or to give it something to make it look grander than it is, right now theres no real headboard, and what there is is metal and short brown/beige, pretty much useless. Any trick to maybe attatching a bookshelf headboard to it or something like that. The bed is a loaner and i am a renter. You'll see with all these obsticals i have before me i really could use some suggestions. Thank you!

Posted by Donna – July 4, 2008 6:49 PM

What exactly is "embodying whiteness"? Lol. You find it "incredibly problematic" that they "lightened" her up a couple shades. Wow. So how exactly could hgtv fix this problem for you, darken her a bit? Who cares what color she is, she's a design diva. It's not like home and garden television is gonna make a severe impact on civil rights and racial intolerance, and i wouldn't want to watch the channel if it did. Its more about the color she puts on the walls, not the color of her skin.

Posted by SWTWC – July 7, 2008 12:30 PM

Kim
I just love your show !!!!You are so talented..the design that you did with theater
seating was unreal !! i love when you come in with the bags with goodies in it....don't change a thing KIM you do a wonderful job !!!
but i must say i read the blog from Roberto 6/29/08 Roberto don't even go there ....Kim is fabulous i don't care what color she is...you should be whipped for bringing that up......roberto try closing your eyes & listen to these designers then see if you can tell what color they are!!!! people like you "R" keep this racism going....let it go.

Posted by BONNIE – July 7, 2008 2:13 PM

To Donna, Why not try putting a canopy of some sort over the top and sides of your bed. Then use plywood and cover with cusioned material to make a headboard. Hang some pretty white sheer material at the sides of the canopy. Hope this helps.
cindi

Posted by Cindi – July 10, 2008 11:01 PM

I love the show, and the people who have only negative things to say should just not say anything. Kim does things that are different from other designers and I love that.

Posted by sharon – July 16, 2008 9:35 PM

please help me with my plain dining area

Posted by sequita neal – July 19, 2008 10:34 PM

Hi there Kim...
I just would like to get ideas from you on how to decorate a VERY small place. It is a room with a bedroom and kitchen. I would like your help on seperating it to little rooms if possible. Thanks in advance! Keep up the GREAT work!!! xoxo

Posted by Sally – July 26, 2008 4:26 PM

I would love to get directions for building the wall storage unit with the sliding door on the episode shown on 08/02/08. Does anyone know where on the HGTV site I can find this? Thanks so much! I, too, would like a little privacy in the bathroom, and whoever thought not putting in a bathroom door, so as to make the master bedroom more of a suite, should be run out of design school. Thanks again for a great show, Kim. What a talent!

Posted by Kathy – August 2, 2008 9:49 PM

Kim
When you designed your winning room in Honolulu
what store did you go to get the flat wooden
monsteria leaves and the Hawaiian quilt pattern?
I live on the Big Island and went to Honolulu to
find them, I did not have any luck. I really want to get some for my living room.

Posted by Margaret Tan – August 2, 2008 11:00 PM

Kim, I watched your show on 8/3/08 when you made a planter box with bamboo in their pots with fill in plants around it and recessed lights above the planter. I know this would work for my sister's "problem" main support post in her dining room. Please refer me to that show.

You're wonderful!

Thank you, Katie

Posted by Katie – August 5, 2008 10:52 AM

Hi Kim:

I've been watching your program for a long time now, and enjoying all the rich/colorful and easy on the budget ideas you've had for redecorating.

I'm a single woman in my 50's who just "lost" a huge beautiful home on five acres. I had lots of room to decorate and had a blast doing things on my social security disability income!

Now, sadly, and regretfully, I am living in a little home that I was smart enough to purchase with the money I received from my "accident" (which wasn't much). But, I used the home for a rental and that was a nice little sum of money to add to my disability.

But, now, I have to live in this small 752 square feet home and doing my very best at being creative on a low, low, low, budget! But, one thing I cannot afford to do is fix up my kitchen. So, now losing steam and money. I have some fun ideas for this teeny-tiny kitchen, but nothing I can afford.

In addition, the bathroom is even teeny-tinier and even more outdated with plumbing issues, mold, and barely enough room to sit and stand from the toilet!

It's more than likely this will be the home for the rest of my life, and I would like to start generating a little more income, but am not comfortable bringing people/children into my home the way it is. Unfortunately, I had to sell my life-long piano on which I learned music myself, and then taught to young children. Teaching was the love of my life! However my piano would not "fit" into this house, and I'm hoping/wishing/holding onto positiveness that someday I'll maybe have an electronic full-sized keyboard that would come through my door (literally) and bring me the satisfaction, love and gratitude of working with people again.

After all I've said, I do apologize for blogging too long...but I'm wondering what I might have to do to get your attention or the attention of someone else's program on the great HGTV who would help put my life a little more into perspective.

I love your show, Kim, and watch several others as well, but your bubbly attitude and bright ideas has truly caught my attention.

Is there a place for me?????

Thanks and have an absolutely lovely day, Sondra

Posted by Sondra Burnham – August 5, 2008 8:58 PM

HELP.....how can I mix cabbage rose cottage with asian? I am hopeless lost when it comes to this.

Posted by kim – August 12, 2008 1:49 AM

Hi Kim. I love, love, love your show! Thank you for sharing your gift. I was very surprised at the reaction Roberto received for his comments. I ddnt watch design star (i don't enjoy watching artists being compared to other artists) so I don't know what color your skin was on that show. Whenever someone said "it doesn't matter what color your skin is" I agreed as would Roberto I'm sure. I think Roberto's critics missed the whole point. If color and the way you present yourself doesn't matter why would they put lighter make-up or darker make-up? Its not about race its about what networks believe their viewers consider to be more "acceptable". (Networks continuously buy into this) Unless one is completely oblivious to what goes on in the media one would be able to understand Roberto's point. Anyhow continue to be who you are. You're wonderful.

Posted by mimi – August 14, 2008 12:29 PM

Love the show and your decor. I am interested in surprising my husband by turning the sun room (currently not being used)into a music room for him to practice and write music. Can you please give me some idea on how to start? Color, furniture, and etc.

Posted by Sherley – August 15, 2008 1:06 AM

love Myles of Style and was so happy when she won Design Star. I try to utilize all of your design tips and I watch your show all the time...it's one of my favorites.

Also, I can't help but notice how Kim has become more "white" since her debut on Design Star. With so few people of color on HGTV to begin with, I find it incredibly upsetting that Kim has (more) blondish hair now and the majority of her professional photos seemed to have "lightened up her skin" a couple of shades. My assumption is that Kim is multiracial, as am I. I would just hope that HGTV would ackolwedge the fact that she is a person of color and that she is not white (or not just white) and that there are many, many people in this country, who also watch HGTV that would like to see people of color (as they are) as the stars of their own shows.

Besides Kim, almost ever other person of color I have seen on HGTV is portrayed as either acting white, or "looking" white, or embodying whiteness and I find that incredibly problematic.

I can only imagine how difficult it is for people of color to get onto HGTV just like it is in other areas of mainstream media. I would also hope that Networks such as Scripps TM, wouldn't encourage the "whitening" of people of color on their TV shows.

Posted by Roberto – June 29, 2008 8:59 PM

Oh PLEASE, let's move on to the next subject!

Posted by janet – September 9, 2008 2:07 PM

DEAREST KIM....COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO USE ON A ALL WHITE MARBLE FIREPLACE, TO MAKE IT GO WITH MY FAVORITE SOUTHWEST THEME...OR BETTER YET YOU COULD COME HERE AND SHOW ME HOW!!!!! YEAH, THAT WOULD BE SO COOL....I AM 63 AND HAVE WANTED MY SOUTHWEST STUFF , FOREVER....THANK YOU, KIM....YOU ARE AWESOME.....

Posted by BRIDGETT PENNINGTON – September 17, 2008 1:22 PM